More beer: Another craft brewery is joining Ohio's rapidly growing beer scene. Oregon's Deschutes Brewery is setting up distribution in the state, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports, with sales expected to start in January. Deschutes' flagship is its Black Butte Porter, which the paper said is the nation’s top-selling craft porter.

Running into the 'Shoe: It seems a lot of people like the idea of running across the field at Ohio Stadium. The inaugural Ohio State Four-Miler has sold out, despite doubling the initial field to 10,000 participants. A selling point was getting your image projected on the 'Shoe's massive scoreboard, or perhaps it was the very cool finisher medal that put the race over the top.

Tattletale spreads the word: Tattletale Portable Alarm Systems Inc. has hired William Shatner as a spokesman for its home alarm product. The former Captain Kirk is appearing in online marketing campaigns for the Westerville company, including this informercial. Tattletale got its start protecting construction sites before branching into the home security market.

Representing in Tabasco country: CaJohn's Fiery Foods Co. won a prestigious award at the recent Louisiana Hot Sauce Festival. Its Gwendolyn Red Hot Sauce was named World Champion along with an entry from the Dog-gone Sauce Co. out of Florida. They beat out 100 other entries from across the country.

Christmas suckers: And finally, northwest Ohio's Spangler Candy Co. is doing something it's never done in its rich history – release holiday-themed flavors of its iconic Dum Dums lollipops. The company's typically busy this time of year churning out candy canes, the Toledo Blade reports, but wanted to keep people interested in Dum Dums after the busy Halloween season. That Blade story is behind a paywall, but here's the press release.